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狙 = 且 + 犭

狙 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “aim at”. It is built from 且 (moreover) and 犭 (pack of wild dogs). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1917.

Keyword
aim at
RTK frame
1917
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソ, ショ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ねら.う, ねら.い
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
стремиться
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
狙 an ape

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 且 moreover
  2. 犭 pack of wild dogs

How to find 狙 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “moreover” + “pack of wild dogs”. 狙 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 狙 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.